Game



Feb. 16 ,1926. 1,573,384

F. J. LIESKE GAME Filed Dec. 10 1923 INVENTOR.

Hank J-Lieske.

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V ATTORNEE Patented Feb. 1%, 1926.

. UNlThi fiTATEE FRANK J'. LIESKE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HARRY W. GILBEBG, 013' DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PATENT OFFICE.

GAME.

Application filed December 10, 1923. Serial No. 675,591.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK J .Lrnsnn, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of lVayne, State of lifichigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Games, and declare the following,

to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This

invention relates to games and the tion is to provide a game in which any numher of rows of dice faces showing the combinations dice. Another object of the invendice faces from one to five may be utilized, the outer two rows of the dice faces at the periphery of the disk showing all the possible combinations of two dice,

being larger than the three remaining rows of dice faces near the center of the disk they are easily distinguished from the remainder of the "dice faces when playing any of the of the two dice games. A further object invention is to provide a metal receptacle adapted to receive a rotatable disk and bearing pin, a bearing being provided with a recessed vportion having a series of notches equal in number to the series of dice face combmations shown on the face of the disk, a

spring member with a roller at the end being supported in the receptacle to cngage in the notches of the. rotatable disk. These objects and the several novel features ofthe invention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preferred form of construction by which these objects are attained is shown in the accompanying drawings in which- Fig.

l is a perspective view of a game embodying my invention.

Fig.

2 is a section taken on line j2,2 of

F1g. Fig. 2.

Fig. 4C is a view of an alternative form of spring.

As shown in Fig. 2 a receptacle 1 of cast or sheet metal is provided with a flange 2 and a bearing member l secured therein having a central recess, in which the bearing pin 5 of the rotatable disk 6 is adapted to engage. The rotatable disk 6 is formed of cast or sheet metal and is provided with a depending cup-shaped portion 7 having an upwardly extending central post 8 provided with a recess to receive the member f of the receptacle 1. This portion 7 isprovided with a series of thirty-six notches 9 in which a roller 10 supported by the flat spring 11 is adapted to engage, the opposite end of the spring 11 being secured in a slot in a post 12 which is secured in vertical position in the receptacle 1 and the spring is secured in position by bending the spring at 13 and 14. adjacent the slot. As will be seen from Fi 1 a face of the plate 6 is arranged to show thirty-six different dice combinations. If the disk 6 is formed of cast metal the dice faces and bibs or eyes may be cast in the is a section taken on line 33 of surface of the disk and when sheet metal is used the dice faces and bibs or eyes may be formed in the metal with a press. The dice faces may also be provided by pasting a printed slip representing a dice face in the several positions of the dice shown in the drawing, a table dice lay-out on the disk or the disk may be inlaid with celluloid in different colors or any other suitable material, or it may be enameled or painted on in different colors to provide the dice faces if desired. The five dice faces thus provided in radial alignment are utilized to play all the games in which five dice are used and while all the possible combinations are not shown on the series of the three inner dice faces the more important combinations are shown including all five of a kind, all four of a kind. all three of a kind, all two of a kind, eight full houses that show two of one and three of a different kind, the little straight from one to five shown in the dice faces at 16 in F 1 and the big straight from two to six shown in the dice faces at 17 in Fig. 1. There are also two dice face combinations of five dice opposite the big straight and little straight at 30 and 31 which count nothing as thereis no four in either 00mbination to complete the consecutive order. The outer two rows are adopted and used for playing all the different games with two dice and as there are thirty-six possible combinations of the two dice these are shown in thirty-six different radial rows. The notches 9 of the portion 7 are arranged so that when the roller 10 engages in one of the notches 9 one of the dice combinations is opposite the star 15 positioned on the flange 2 of the'recep'tacle 1. Within the two outer rows ofdice faces are three more circular rows of 'dice faces which are arranged as a continuation of the thirty-six radial alignie'nts of the outer two rows of dice faces.

To play the game the operator grasps the knob or post 8 with the hand and gives it a quick turn in either direction which rotates the disk 6 causing the roller 10 of the spring 11 to, ride over the notches 9 and when the disk comes to a stop the roller 10 engages in the adjacent notch thus causing one of the radial alignments of dice faces to stop opposite the star 15 shown in Fig. 1 indicating the winning or losing points. With this type of construction itiis impos-' sible for the disk to stop with the roller on one of thev points 24 between the notches 9 and thus the disk cannot stop with the star 15 between two different co-mbination'sof dice faces, the roller due to the spring 11 being forced into one of the notches 9 as will be readily understood, thus'bringing a dice combination in alignment with the'star 15.

Only one spring with a roller is SllOW11,l)Ull two or three may be usedi The roller 10 is preferably made of rubber or provided with a rubber tread so that no noise is produced by the roller passing over the notches 9. r 7

An alternative form of construction is shown in Fig. tin which the end of the spring 11 is formed to provide a point 21 adapted to engage in the notches 9 of the member 7 and when the disk is rotated a clicking soundis produced by the point 21 passing over the points 22 of the notches 9 and when the disk 'co'mesto a stop thepoint 21 is forced into one of the notches 9 by the spring ll'thus registering one of the dice face combinations with the star 15 shown in Fig. 1 indicating the winningor losing points. Additional springs may be uscd'if desired.

The casing or receptacle is provided'with annular reinforcing ribs in the bottom, an upwardly projecting sidewall 34 terminating in an outwardly extending annular flange 2 provided with a reinforcing rib 26. The rib in the base prevent the same from bending and provide annular grooves in which the center post and spring may be riveted or otherwise secured without projecting from the lower face of the receptacle.

The extending ribbed flange 2 strengthens the same and provides a means for grasping the receptacle with the fingers in being passed from one player to another.

From the foregoing description is becomes evident that the device is simple and eliicientin operation, will not easily get out of order, is composed of few parts and is of consequent low manufacturing cost and provides a device which accomplishes the objects described,

Having thus fully described my invention, its utility and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is -1. A game comprising a receptacle having an outwardly extending flange at its upper edge provided with an indicating mark, a disk'extending flush with the flange of the receptacle and provided with areces'sed cupsha'ped portion at the center, a knurled post extending upwardly from the center of the recessed portion and providing a means for manuallyrotatingthe disk, a b'earing'pin carried by the said post and extending downwardly therefrom, a recessed bearing secured in the receptacle," adapted to receive the said pin, the recessed portion of the disk being provided with a series of notches in its outer periphery, a spring supported roller mounted in the receptacle adapted to engage the notches of the disk successively as the disk is rotatedand a series of different combinations of dice faces arranged in radial alignment on the surface ofthe disk.

2. A ame comprising areceptacle having an outwardly extending flange at its upper edge provided with an indicatingmark, a disk extending flush with the flange of the receptacle and provided with a recessed cup;

arranged in radial alignment, the arrangement being such that upon cessation of the rotation of the disk, the roller engages in one of the notches and aligns the corresponding dice face with the indicating mark on the flange of the receptacle. I p

3. A game device comprising a receptacle having a peripheral flange provided with a single indicating mark, a disk rot-atably mounted in the receptacle having a surface extending practically flush with the flange,

the said disk having a central recess, a knurled post extending upwardly from the center of the recess providing a means for rotating the disk, the outer wall of the recess within the receptacle being notched, a member having an end in yielding engagement with the notches and providing a yieldable resistance to rotation of the disk, said disk having different combinations of dice faces on the surface thereof arranged in radial relation, the notches and yielding member providing a means for bringing the disk to rest with one of the series of dice faces in radial alignment with the said indicating mark.

4. A game comprising a receptacle having annular reinforcing ribs in the bottom and having a double outwardly extending flange terminating at its outer edge in a downwardly extending annular reinforcing flange, an indicating mark on the outwardly extending flange of the receptacle, a disk rotatably mounted in the receptacle and extending flush with the outwardly extending flange thereof, the disk being provided with a series of dice face combinations on its surface and means tending to stop rotation of the disk with any of the dice face combinations opposite the indicating mark.

5. A game comprising a receptacle having a side wall and outwardly extending double flange, an indicating mark on the flange surface, a recessed bearing provided with a flange and secured in the center of the receptacle, a rotatable disk having a bearing pin carried in the recess in the center, a series of radially arranged figures on the face of the disk representing dice faces, and a friction device adapted to stop rotation of the disk to align any radial series of dice faces with a fixed point.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

FRANK J. LIESKE. 

